The ship was transporting supplies and soldiers along the coast when it was torpedoed by German U-boat U-861 on the ... to send troops to fight in World War II on behalf of the Allies, which ...

Henri G. Busignies was smuggled out of Nazi-occupied Paris under the cover of darkness, carrying prototype radio devices that could change the course of the war. With escape routes rapidly closing, he ...

In a top-secret effort led by the British Admiralty, a revolutionary anti-submarine weapon was developed—one that would ...

A versatile transport aircraft Though produced at the latter end of WWII, the Mars fleet supported US Navy operations by flying cargo between Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. The flying boats were ...

Among the saddest forgotten stories of Rangers World War II was the saga of Dudley (Red) Garrett. The Toronto-born defenseman ...

Lt. Arthur Preston and his PT boat crews did whatever it took to save a downed Navy airman in the South Pacific.

Over the next several weeks, the rest of the World War II-era flying boat ... its home base during its U.S. Navy days. After touching down on Lake Pleasant, the flying boat with no landing gear ...

Finding and disposing of underwater mines on the sea floor is one of the US Navy's hardest and most dangerous tasks. Robots ...

Don Tietz didn’t start sharing stories about his service during World War II until about five years ago, said Doreen Juckel, ...

Robert Boyd Jr. begged his widowed mother to let him join the Marines during World War II before he turned 18. He survived the trial by fire at Iwo Jima ...

An Oklahoma landmark is at risk of being lost forever if it’s not moved to a new site. 2 News’s Naomi Keitt got a tour of the USS Batfish and talked with organizers about their plan.